Rodger Lemuel Sounders (October 31, 1931- ) is a retired Auror and longtime friend of Albus Dumbledore. He is the head of the House of Sounders, following the deaths of parents, Michael Sounders and Delenn Sounders, and the father of Sutton Sounders, Abigail Larkin and Rodney Sounders via three different marriages. He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he was sort into Gryffindor. After graduating, he joined the Ministry of Magic as an Auror, a role he held for nearly 40 years. After retirement, he was named the Professor of Magical Myth and Lore by Dumbledore (a cover for him to be at Hogwarts to protect Harry).